Provo Daily Enquirer | 1893-01-04 | Page 3 | Anecdote of Sherman's Son

or of Sher shermans SU ermana mans son A detachment of soldiers were told off to take charge of young tom now father sherman while crossing the pontoon bridge across the potomac ac when the armies of the country were coming to washington to take part in the great review therein thero in 1865 he was then about eight years old one of the men asked him if he expected to grow up as smart a man as aa ids hia fath father er the general and he promptly an not nol why was the nest question well ahe he replied with the same amo readiness there are plenty other men who have grown up and why aint they ss as smart as aa my father philadelphia times